William Henry Flower

Sir William Henry Flower
Born(1831-11-30)30 November 1831
Died1 July 1899(1899-07-01) (aged 67)
Kensington, London, England
Alma materUniversity College London
AwardsRoyal Medal (1882)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
InstitutionsBritish Army
Royal College of Surgeons
Natural History Museum

Sir William Henry Flower KCB FRS FRCS FRAI (30 November 1831 – 1 July 1899) was an English surgeon, museum curator and comparative anatomist, who became a leading authority on mammals and especially on the primate brain. He supported Thomas Henry Huxley in an important controversy with Richard Owen about the human brain and eventually succeeded Owen as Director of the Natural History Museum in London.